Tonight I had the pleasure of playing what I now consider to be the best 3d fighting game of this generation, and quite possibly the finest 3d fighter Ive ever played. Ill start by saying Im nowhere near an expert at this game, far from it, but I am able to tell whether or not a game has that cutting edge and quality that raises the bar for the genre, and this game must surely represent that.
The VF series has always been great, at one time I loved Tekken until it became tired and stale, yet with each update the Virtua Fighter series continues to improve, and Evo must surely be the pinnacle of the series and the defining game in the genre.
The fighting feels so real, shots to the body whether by punch or kick really do feel like they connect, the game is instinctive, addictive and deep. Its also very beautiful, the jagged ugliness of VF4 has all but disappeared, characters are beautifully drawn and animated, the environments are striking, and the inclusion of Goh (sp?) is particularly noticeable (him reminding me a lot of Nomak from Blade 2) for me as Im sure he will be one character I will stick with once I finally own the game myself.
Perhaps this game will be overshadowed by Soul Calibur 2, yet whilst that game seems to increasingly disappoint the hardcore fans of the original, the general consensus on VF4 is that its gameplay is superior in almost every way. In not about to write Soul Calibur 2 off just yet until I have spent a lot more time with it, yet already I feel it has its work cut out if it intends to be spoken of in the same circles as VF4 Evo.
The VF series has always been great, at one time I loved Tekken until it became tired and stale, yet with each update the Virtua Fighter series continues to improve, and Evo must surely be the pinnacle of the series and the defining game in the genre.
The fighting feels so real, shots to the body whether by punch or kick really do feel like they connect, the game is instinctive, addictive and deep. Its also very beautiful, the jagged ugliness of VF4 has all but disappeared, characters are beautifully drawn and animated, the environments are striking, and the inclusion of Goh (sp?) is particularly noticeable (him reminding me a lot of Nomak from Blade 2) for me as Im sure he will be one character I will stick with once I finally own the game myself.
Perhaps this game will be overshadowed by Soul Calibur 2, yet whilst that game seems to increasingly disappoint the hardcore fans of the original, the general consensus on VF4 is that its gameplay is superior in almost every way. In not about to write Soul Calibur 2 off just yet until I have spent a lot more time with it, yet already I feel it has its work cut out if it intends to be spoken of in the same circles as VF4 Evo.
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